mimics
Does impressions of
Mimics is the plural of mimic—a person or creature that copies the appearance, sounds, or behavior of another.
A mimic might impersonate celebrities or adopt protective coloring like certain insects.
The verb mimic means to imitate, often for comic effect or survival: She mimics her boss perfectly.
Mimics also serves as the third-person singular present tense: The bird mimics car alarms.
Pretending to be another
- performanceCarrying out a task
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- impressionEffect on the mind
sketch · tribute · comedy · entertainer · caricature · parody · satire · lampoon
Identical reproduction made
- replicateCopy exactly
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- echoReflected sound wave
- emulateCopy with aspiration
duplicate · reproduce · simulate · ape · model · pattern · follow · resemble
Do or say again
- echoReflected sound wave
- squawkHarsh grating bird cry
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- speechOral communication ability
talking · phrases · trained · macaw · cockatoo · mynah · parrot · recite
Concealment through visual blending
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- viceroyRoyal colonial governor
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- hoverflyStationary-flight bee mimic
wasp · coral snake · kingsnake · octopus · cuttlefish · predator · prey · defense
impersonation
Pretending to be another
- performanceCarrying out a task
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- portrayalDepiction of someone
impression · sketch · tribute · comedy · entertainer · caricature · parody · satire · lampoon · spoof
copy
Identical reproduction made
emulate · duplicate · reproduce · simulate · ape · model · pattern · follow · resemble · clone
repeat
Do or say again
speech · talking · phrases · trained · macaw · cockatoo · mynah · parrot · recite · verbatim
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- viceroyRoyal colonial governor
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
hoverfly · wasp · coral snake · kingsnake · octopus · cuttlefish · predator · prey · defense · coloration
ridicule
Contemptuous mocking treatment
sneer · jeer · contempt · sarcasm · tease · scoff · banter · irony · gibe · raillery
- comedy typesclown, satire, parody, farce, slapstick
- humoristshumorists, wits, satirists, comics, comedians
- actorsactor, actors, actresses, film actor, actress
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
- mocksmocks, teases, ridicules, taunts, jeers
- Batesian mimicryHarmless copying harmful appearance
- voice mimicryCopying another's speech
- Müllerian mimicryToxic species resembling each other
- vocal mimicryCopying voices or sounds
- insect mimicryResembling other species defensively
- animal mimicryResembling another organism